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The Oregonian honored for 2013 work in regional journalism contest

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Les Zaitz, left, receives the Bruce Baer Award during the 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest on May 17. The award is Oregon's top prize for investigative journalism. The Oregonian received 20 awards.
(Michelle Brence/The Oregonian)

The Oregonian received 20 awards in the 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition Saturday, including eight first-place honors and Oregon's top investigative journalism award.

Fifteen journalists from The Oregonian received honors during the competition, which is open to news media in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The contest covers work produced or published in 2013 and The Oregonian was featured in the category of daily newspapers with a circulation of more than 65,000. The awards were announced during ceremonies in Portland and Seattle.